St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, September 11, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Amazing Grace arr. Carter
(Duet
Cathy Brookes and Kathy Sloan)
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot
free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what
we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your
Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that
we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy
name.
Amen.
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
HYMN Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing #807
GREETING
The grace of our Lord, Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
Kyrie
Hymn of praise
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S SERMON
FIRST READING: Exodus 32:7-14
7The LORD said to Moses, "Go down at
once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted
perversely; 8they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I
commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have
worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" 9The LORD said
to Moses, "I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. 10Now
let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume
them; and of you I will make a great nation."
11But
Moses implored the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does your wrath
burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with
great power and with a mighty hand? 12Why should the Egyptians say,
'It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the
mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your
fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. 13Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own
self, saying to them, 'I will multiply your descendants like the stars of
heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants,
and they shall inherit it forever.'" 14And the LORD changed his
mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
PSALM: Psalm 51:1-10
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to
your | steadfast love;
in
your great compassion blot out | my offenses.
2Wash me through and
through | from my wickedness,
and
cleanse me | from my sin.
3For I know | my offenses, and
my sin is ever before me.
4Against you only have I
sinned and done what is evil | in your sight;
so
you are justified when you speak and right | in your judgment.
5Indeed, I was born | steeped
in wickedness,
a
sinner from my | mother's womb.
6Indeed, you delight in
truth | deep within me,
and
would have me know wisdom | deep within.
7Remove my sins with hyssop, and I |
shall be clean;
wash
me, and I shall be purer than snow.
8Let me hear |
joy and gladness;
that
the body you have broken | may rejoice.
9Hide your face | from my sins,
and
blot out | all my wickedness.
10Create in me a clean |
heart, O God,
and
renew a right spirit within me.
SECOND READING: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
12I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord,
who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his
service, 13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor,
and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in
unbelief, 14and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the
faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15The saying is sure and
worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16But for that very reason I
received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the
utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him
for eternal life. 17To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible,
the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
1Now all the tax collectors and sinners
were coming near to listen to [Jesus]. 2And the Pharisees and the
scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats
with them."
3So
he told them this parable: 4Which one of you, having a hundred sheep
and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go
after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5When he has found it,
he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6And when he comes home,
he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me,
for I have found my sheep that was lost.' 7Just so, I tell you,
there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
8Or
what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a
lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9When
she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying,
'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' 10Just
so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner who repents."
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
APOSTLES CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of
heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and
the life everlasting. Amen
Prayers of Intercession
PEACE
OFFERING
Special music
Communion Prayer
LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us
from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen
Distribution of communion
Hymn Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling #608
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN O God of Love, O King of Peace #749
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE
Oh, That the Lord Would
Guide My Way Beck
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